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1、TaboosinChinaAboutColors-taboosindifferentnationalities1.Don'twearwhiteorblackclothing,sincetheyarethetraditionalcoloursofmourning.Atthesametime,red,asacolorwhichregardedasarepresentativeof"rudeness"inwesterncultures,ischerishedbyChineseasasymbolofbloom.2.Don'twriteaperson'sname
2、inredcolor.InancientChina,aprisonerwouldhavetowritehisnameinredbeforethedeathpanalty,whichmeansyouwouldnevergetyourrigutoflivinginthisworld.ThisisawardbymostofChinesenowadaysatrangefromyoungtoold.SOBeCareful!3.Blackandwhitestandsforsadnessand"recallingthedeath",neitherwearinginw
3、hiteorblacktoaweddingnorattendingafuneralinredisawisedecision.Next,TaboosrelatedtoTraditionalFestivals.1.FloorsmaynotbesweptandgarbagemaynotbedisposedonthefirstdayoftheNewYearforfearofcastingrichesoutthedoor.(BUTtobehoest,mostofChinesenowwon'tpayattentiontothiskindofstuffevenfor
4、oldparents)1.Yourhairmaynotbecuttedinthefirstmonthofnewyear(lunaryear,ourspringfestivalofcourse).Thereisasayingthat"正月剪头死舅舅",whichmeasifyoucutyourhairinthefirstmonthofSpringFestival,allofyourunclesmaybedeadsoon.Asaresultofit,youmaynoticethatmostofthebabershopswillcloseduringthat
5、period.ANDwhenitcomestotheseconddayofthesecondmonth,itwillbeagoodtime,especiallyforboys,tocuttheirhair,forthesaying"二月二，龙抬头",whichcanbetranslatedas"thedrangonwouldraiseitshandon2.2",andinChineseculture,wecallaboy"Drangon-like"topraisehim(forgirlsare"phoenix").ForNumber-taboosJus
6、tone:Wedon'tlike"Four"oranynumberwhichhasmany"four"initlike444,beacuseitsponounciationisextremelysimiliarto"death"inChinese(theponounciationis"si").Youcanusethisnumberifnecessary,wejustdon'tappreciateitwhentherecomesabigceremony,forexample,ifyouholdyourweddingonAprilfourth,pleas
7、echange,everyonewillthinkyouarecrazy.Atthesametime,inviting444peopletoyourweddingisextremelyfoolishandunacceptable.LIFE1.Don'tbreakanydishes,otherwiseyoumayincurmoremisfortunefortheNewYear.However,ontheeveofspringfestival,it'sagoodthingtobreakdishesorwindowsforthephrase"碎碎平安"，of
8、whichtheponounciationisallthesameto‘岁岁平安“,which
